Middle Ridge Track

DOC track · Southland

Middle Ridge Track is a 2.4 km DOC tramping track in Southland with 387 m of climbing and a high point of 611 m.

Middle Range Track is an unmaintained tramping track at the eastern end of Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance2.4 km
Time (DOC)1 hr 30 min
Difficulty (DOC)Advanced
Track typeTramping Track
Elevation gain387 m
Elevation loss5 m
Highest point611 m
Lowest point230 m
RegionSouthland
Start-46.06548, 168.88043
End-46.04827, 168.86971

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Middle Ridge TrackElevation from 230 m to 611 m over 2.39 km.200 m400 m600 m0 km0.5 km1 km1.5 km2 km
Elevation from 230 m to 611 m over 2.39 km.

GPX file

Download the Middle Ridge Track GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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Plan it offline in TrailTreks

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